Why dry areas should invest massively in innovation to ensure food security
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Frank Rijsberman, CEO CGIAR ConsortiumKeynote speech, GFIAAbu Dhabi, February 3, 2014
Why dry areas should invest massively in innovation to ensure food security
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Growing food requires much more water than all other uses combined
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Enhancing the ability of communities in dry areas to improve their livelihoods
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How can dry areas ensure food security if they are food importers?
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AR4D: the engine that drives innovationSo
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CGIAR: the world’s leading agricultural research partnership
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We have to ensure that children receive plenty of nutritious foods
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Producing resilient crops in arid conditionsSo
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C4 plants: increasing yield, water and nitrogen use efficiency by 30-50%
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Re-greening desolate landscapes and delivering results to millions of farmers
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Doubling maize yields in Malawi by planting fertilizer tree species
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Ug99: preventing disasters for millionsSo
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Reducing aflatoxin contamination in farmers’ fields and the store by up to 90%
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Adapting precision agriculture techniques to the needs of low income farmers
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Finding tomorrow’s climate adaptation solutions today
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Agricultural research for a food-secure futureSo
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